Mysterious Bumper Stickers Appear in Olivenhain

Bumper stickers reading “Swat the Fly!” have turned up recently in Olivenhain. Their meaning is not immediately apparent. Olivenhainians have been speculating:

“Well, since the bumper stickers first showed up in Olivenhain where there are lots of horses that attract flies,” said Frank Kimball, “I suppose the message is ‘Let’s get rid of the horse flies.’”

“I heard there’s been an unusually heavy invasion of fruit flies,” said Val Sereno. “I don’t know if that’s only in Olivenhain, but if it is, maybe that’s what the bumper stickers are about.”

“Probably about 10 years ago,” said Olivia Grove, “there were bumper stickers that said ‘Dump Stocks’. They weren’t investment advice, and they weren’t only on Olivenhain cars. Back then a lot of Encinitas people wanted to get rid of a mayor named Stocks. Bumper stickers are often political. That’s my guess for ‘Swat the Fly!’, but the connection is vague.”